{"id":282639,"date":"2026-05-14T00:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=282639"},"modified":"2026-05-14T00:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:54:42","slug":"khandu-greets-rangasamy-on-taking-oath-as-puducherry-cm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/khandu-greets-rangasamy-on-taking-oath-as-puducherry-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Khandu greets Rangasamy on taking oath as Puducherry CM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ITANAGAR, 13 May:<\/strong> Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday congratulated veteran leader N. Rangasamy on taking oath as Puducherry CM for a fifth term, expressing confidence that the Union Territory would continue to witness progress under his leadership.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a post on X, Khandu said Rangasamy&#8217;s continued acceptance among the people was a testament to his dedication towards the growth and well-being of Puducherry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the Union Territory would continue to make strides in infrastructure, tourism, youth empowerment, healthcare and economic development under the veteran leader&#8217;s stewardship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Warmest congratulations to Shri N. Rangasamy Ji on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Puducherry again. My heartfelt best wishes for a successful and impactful tenure ahead in service of the people,&#8221; Khandu added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein also extended congratulations to Rangasamy, describing his return to office as a reflection of the people&#8217;s trust and confidence in his leadership.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a social media post, Mein said the NDA remained committed to the development, welfare and progress of Puducherry under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He wished the new government a successful tenure focused on good governance, inclusive growth and public welfare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Veteran political leader and founder of the All India N R Congress, Rangasamy took oath as Puducherry CM for the fifth time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rangasamy and his cabinet colleagues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two other leaders, Malladi Krishna Rao from the regional party and A. Namassivayam of the BJP, also took oath as ministers in the AINRC-led NDA government. (PTI)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITANAGAR, 13 May: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday congratulated veteran leader N. Rangasamy on taking oath as Puducherry CM for a fifth term, expressing confidence that the Union Territory would continue to witness progress under his leadership. In a post on X, Khandu said Rangasamy&#8217;s continued acceptance among the people was a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-282639","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282639"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282640,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282639\/revisions\/282640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}